BMW shows up-armored X5 concept and we can't get near it
 

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<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/">BMW</a> has brought a slightly different concept vehicle to the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/frankfurt-auto-show/">2013 Frankfurt Motor Show</a>. Rather than something that foreshadows a future product or a new design direction, the Munich-based manufacturer has brought an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/bmw/x5/">X5</a> that's designed to be shot at. It's called the Concept X5 Security Plus. The Concept X5 name is a bit misleading, though. It's based on the <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/05/29/embargo-wed-may-29-6pm-est-2014-bmw-x5-doesnt-upset-the-form/">2014 X5</a>, while BMW already builds an armored CUV, called the X5 Security. The concept tag has to do with the "Security Plus" part.<br />
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Engineered to be compliant with VR6 security standards - the current X5 Security is for VR4 standards - the Concept X5 will quite happily shrug off direct attacks from an <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/ak-47/">AK-47</a>. Thanks to sealed joints, high-strength steel moldings, high-performance steel body panels and special, polycarbonate-coated security glass, Kalashnikov's finest, whether used as a firearm or as a melee weapon, would be useless against this X5.<br />
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Built alongside the standard X5 in <a href="http://www.autoblog.com/tag/spartanburg/">BMW's Spartanburg, SC factory</a>, the X5 is shipped to a BMW facility in Toluca, Mexico for installation of the armor and security features. The company claims this delivers a more thoroughly engineered protective solution than aftermarket retrofitting.<br />
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Underhood, the Concept X5 Security Plus is a lot like what will show up at regular dealerships. A twin-turbocharged, 450-horsepower V8 will sit up front and should deliver enough grunt - even with the extra weight, to escape any baddies that come after it.<br />
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We sent out intrepid reporter Jonathon Ramsey to take some pictures of the Bavarian beast, but it seems as though Messe security is spoiling everyone's fun. Says Ramsey, "Without a hint of irony, BMW has put the X5 Armored in the Security Lounge, which I cannot penetrate." Suffice it to say then, that you can have a look at our stock image gallery above, or peek <a href="/2013/09/11/bmw-x5-security-plus-concept/#continued">below</a> for the full press release from BMW.<p><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/bmw-shows-up-armored-x5-concept/" rel="bookmark">Continue reading <em>BMW shows up-armored X5 concept and we can't get near it</em></a></p><p style="padding:5px;backgr ound:#ddd;border:1px solid #ccc;clear:both;"><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/bmw-shows-up-armored-x5-concept/">BMW shows up-armored X5 concept and we can't get near it</a> originally appeared on <a href="http://www.autoblog.com">Autoblo g</a> on Wed, 11 Sep 2013 16:01:00 EST. Please see our <a href="/rss-term-of-use/">terms for use of feeds</a>.</p><h6 style="clear: both; padding: 8px 0 0 0; height: 2px; font-size: 1px; border: 0; margin: 0; padding: 0;"></h6><a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/bmw-shows-up-armored-x5-concept/" rel="bookmark" title="Permanent link to this entry">Permalink</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/forward/20716615/" title="Send this entry to a friend via email">Email this</a>&nbsp;|&nbsp;<a href="http://www.autoblog.com/2013/09/11/bmw-shows-up-armored-x5-concept/#comments" title="View reader comments on this entry">Comments</a>

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